Author Archives: Speechbaby

What shall I attempt to get in my little man’s belly this week?! I’m thinking something yummy and festive in the spirit of upcoming Halloween. I’ve also been thinking about carrots and what can I do to get my son to eat them again. He used to love carrots. Now he will eat them pureed […]

As a speech-language pathologist, I often recommend straw drinking to the families I work with to improve speech and articulation skills. So, when it came time to teach cup drinking to my son, I decided to go with straw drinking. Why??? Straw drinking promotes tongue strengthening and coordination and develops an overall more advanced motor […]